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Arataca
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michel Carneiro got the match started through his kick off. If Pedrão Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedrão Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo de Castro having to interfere. In the 10th minute of the match David Souza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anderson Pinho skillfully saved the ball. In the 11th minute, Américo Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Léo Medeiros notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Cruzeiro's Anderson Pinho. Anderson Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Américo Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anderson Pinho was a little too slow when Léo Medeiros got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. Pedrão Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Raimundo de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Américo Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo de Castro having to interfere. With a little luck, Cruzeiro's Anderson Pinho got control of the ball when Léo Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clemente Quaresma might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimundo de Castro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clemente Quaresma ran back to his position shaking his head. Cruzeiro's Pedrão Fontes got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Américo Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Américo Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Craazy Futebol Clube's Jerônimo Schmidt got his second yellow card of the match in the 45th minute. The referee ordered Jerônimo Schmidt off the ground. After 46 played minutes Craazy Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Schmidt. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedrão Fontes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Craazy Futebol Clube's zone, Américo Abreu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimundo de Castro came out of the goal and Américo Abreu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the match, Craazy Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Raimundo de Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimir Amorim. Américo Abreu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raimundo de Castro having to make a save. 64 minutes into the match, Américo Abreu notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Craazy Futebol Clube's Raimundo de Castro. Raimundo de Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Américo Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Raimundo de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Carneiro in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Léo Medeiros notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Cruzeiro's Anderson Pinho. Anderson Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Américo Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Léo Medeiros made a precise shot to the right of Anderson Pinho. Cruzeiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Pedrão Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo de Castro having to interfere. Américo Abreu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Raimundo de Castro made a huge save. Américo Abreu struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Raimundo de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro. In the 86th minute Vladimir Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cruzeiro's attentive Américo Abreu managed to snatch the ball when David Souza made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Fontes in the 92nd minute of play forced Craazy Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Raimundo de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Craazy Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Raimundo de Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tibúrcio Dias. In the 94th match minute, Craazy Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Carneiro to maneuver through the defense.